this show really sucks

I sang a little while and then flew on.

This show my favorite post-coma Jerry show. I like how weird and funky the second set gets but also has an amazing Standing On The Moon. The highlight of the show for me is the Mississippi 1/2 Step followed closely by the Throwing Stones

The Victim dropped mid 1st set peaked my curiosity .
LTGTR-a great 50's type opener, Stranger-cooks!
Sugaree-Very mellow laid back
The lead up into Victim is way cool
Victim-Always felt this and Picasso Moon actually captured the scene in a way that still sticks with me.
Not so much peace and love but darker influences swirling around and turbulence heading into the 90's.
I think it was Blair Jackson in Golden Road who called Victim =Sugar Magnolia's dark sister.
Yeah, nice space at the tail end of Victim this tune had so much outbound potential.
Like those Phil bass lines almost sounded like West LA.
Jerry still jazzed by the VICTIM!
Half Step-Great choice,mid set-When the band is on they can do no wrong.
Took 7 nice minutes to get to the Rio Grande and they are wading across nice and slow. Jerry's guitar!
Masterpiece-Not a big jam tune but I preferred this to the cowboy Bob show circa 1990. Jerry and Bob did a great version of this on Letterman. Always liked when Jerry offered vocal input to this tune.
Bird Song-One of the few tunes that actually got more jammed out over time.
This may be only a 7 song set but---3 of those tunes
are over 10 minutes/ Bird Song tops 15 minutes.
Standing on the Moon-So many times, this tune got hurt by being in the closing ballad spot. Here or in the 1st set would have been ideal, for what is a very lovely song that shines with this placement.
WALSTIB-"It is a fu@kin shame"
>Spoonful-perfect for Weir.
"Everybody fighting about it"
Space>Other One>Morning Dew
Other 1 sneaks up with Chula Vista cruiser intensity.
Ability to dis corporate in and out of jams at will.
Stones>NFA
"Walking in Jerusalem, just like John"

wasn't this the mardi gras parade with the huge skeleton puppet dancing from the ceiling?

LitMus I remember your float! Ha!

Always entertaining to read folks reviews. Of course there is a wide range of experience, perception, and opinion.....just like the Dead's music. On any given night it could encompass the full breadth of cosmic experience.....or not.
This is an interesting and fun show and makes me wish I had been there. Having been to a Ratdog/Neville Brothers Chinese New Year show I'm sure the parade itself was worth being there. Drums/Iko is particularly spicy. Likewise the jam into Other One is spacy fun. An understated but lovely Morning Dew and a well played Throwing Stones that reaches a nice peak with solid contributions from everyone....and loving the bouncy interplay between Phil and Jerry. A strong second set all around and the band really seems to enjoy playing this show.
Peace.

wow. what an underrated ultra spacey show. the bird song practically comes to a standstill with jerry's flute solo and then it all comes back. amazing. wicked victim. wonderful energy with drums>iko>women. also very good post space. only the dead can make shows like this!

A sleeper to round out a sleeper run. This was a show I am certain that was way more exciting to see in person than listen to.
Nothing really stands out, expect the Victim for the cool space and odd set placement. The Bird Song is good, and the Morning Dew isn't so bad.
But nothing on this night, or the two nights before it, come close to the next three nights on the Spring tour. Did I mention I hate the mix on these soundboards? Why do they sound so bad?

I went to this show, had the time of my life. Saw Jerry play at the Warfield right after this show also. Good Times!!!

The previous reviewer is right . . . this is a strange-o show. They fall apart into a drifting "space" right in the middle of "Victime Or The Crime." Very cool . . . never heard them do that before!

This is for those of you who like bizarre shows. It's almost as if the band took downers and speed together and went on an elevator trip. Just listen to bird song. It goes from fast to almost stopped several times. The sound quality is very nice.

This show is very understated. The energy is mellow for sure, but they are inspired. Listen to the lullaby jam in Sugaree, the beautiful perfection of Standing on the Moon, Truckin'>Spoonful, and the deeply inspired post-drums. Bird Song is a little rambling, which is fine. The real powerhouse chapter of the night is Drumz>Iko>Women Smarter. The Dead stash the magic into some inconspicuous corners this night, but it's there. Just gotta poke around.

Wow, this show is dragging itself along, the band asleep. It's really odd to come back to this comment blog and see all these rave reviews. The band is honestly having a rough time this night.

Best opener ever! hit the groove and let the good times roll...we're goin sit here till we soothe our souls. Bobby is in fine form on spoonful and throwing stones... yeah haw! I still wish I had Brents voice though, comes through nice and drippy on NFA.

I'm 5 starring the whole three-night Mardi-Gras run. From begining to end, these were very well played shows packaged in a great atmosphere inside and outside the venue. I believe it was the break-out of "Last Time." Also, could have sworn they were thinking about Lost Sailor for a fleeting moment before going into Estimated. Anyone hear that at the time?

This was a particularly "good vibe" night. This was the last of three fun, exciting, relaxing, colorful nights. The parade was incredible!! I remember Bill Walton reiding a giant Chuck Taylor high top! It all comes back in waves, especially when the Victim space kicked in. The Masterpiece (listening right now) was nicely paced and done i think well. So many good aspects to this show. Bird Song now and then THE PARADE! Michael Doucet in the Iko-Woman Smarter. Just a real fun time. It's nice to relive this one. Another flash.......

I can't even believe the clairity of the memory of this show. There was no turning back after this one. I got on that purple bus and just kept on trucking - up until the Rainbow gathering in 1990 in Colorado. Stopped for a while on the farm. Great times.
The infamous mudbowl!
OMG!

My Birthday show, 2/27. Woulda loved to have been w/ the Boyz...but I was East coast. Saw the DC shows and Omni run a couple weeks from now. Had this tape w/ me thru that whole year (can't remember if my copy was cut the same as this one after bird song) - no idea where that ol Maxell 90min slice of happiness is today -- man this is Fun show.
Output on Phil is awesome. They rip their MIDI-fied sound pretty well on this night. The smiles from Sugaree mustve BEAMED!!! Jerry is ON. Actually Bobby is good tonight too, both vocals AND axe. Drums, keys A+ --- all the levels are mixed beautifully.
Whatever...they are the g*d d*mn Grateful Dead...
and this recording rocks!
Hey, Jonathan Aizen, thanks for all the uploads

These where really good shows. It was the last super-cool parking lot/Days Inn/Hampton Inn Oakland coliseum scene.I miss some old friends Rich Taylor and Matt Manning.Download this show and the night before if you are searching for a different sound. Not like the spring tour but not like 1989.Not the highest energy show if thats what your looking for.Just laidback with alot of empty spece so the music can breathe.This show the band plays a little better with the exception of the Scarlet/Fire the night before and a comic Hell in a Bucket with Bobby forgetting the words then saying 'There we go'then forgetting more lyrics.4 stars for performance and a strong 4 for quality. it's close to a 5!

Healey and MD team up for some oh-so flavorful accents that the boys (especially Micky) feed off in a really big way during the parade jam and Iko. I've loved this one since David Gans featured it on GDH way back when. Whole show is real yummy. I pity the fool-head who overlooks this one.

a veteran of just over 100 shows, i can say this one stands out as a fave. why? i was fortunate enough to have been chosen by peter barsotti at BGP to create a float for the mardi gras parade. back when mail order was happening for these shows, you could leave your name/number and an idea for a float. this was just a few months after the berlin wall had come down, so i suggested a berlin wall float that would be dismantled during the parade. when barsotti called, i flipped. he asked me how much money i thought i'd need to pull it off and said okay to $150. i bought some boxes, paint, tape and some other things and built the float with a bunch of other heads in warehouse space they provided. at the show, i was dressed as a german soldier and got to ride the thing during the parade, tripping my brains out, throwing beads and toys to the heads on the floor, while throwing pieces of the spraypainted wall out as well. the best part, though, was getting the eye contact/smile/head nod/knee bend from jerry as my float passed within feet of the stage, eye-level with the band. killer show, killer memories. there truly never will be anything like the grateful dead again.

I was at this show, and remember it as being one of the best Mardis Gras shows! But for me the highlight was the first set, with a short Space in Victim or the Crime, like whoa, space in the first set, gonna be a trippy show....and then the sweetest Mississippi 1/2 Step, you could hear a pin drop! This is an incredible show.

I remember this as being the best of many Mardi Gras shows I saw. While the pre-Drums from the night before was probably the highlight of the run, the whole second set from this show was pretty strong.
The Drums-> Iko -> Man Smart, Women Smarter extravaganza to open the second set gave the paraders in the Coliseum a lot of time to march around, but it was also pretty well played. Credit Michael Doucet and other musicians from BeauSoleil with keeping things moving.
I think the Other One-> Morning Dew -> Throwing Stones segment stands out as well above average for this period. The Other One is an interesting performance. It starts out somewhat understated and leans on some sound effects, but still builds to a very nice climax; I like it. The Dew that follows is SOLID -- no complaints here, this is one of the better Dews of the early 90's. The Throwing Stones that comes next is, IMO, one of the better versions I've heard, with the band clicking on all cylinders and clearly psyched to be playing *this particular song* at *this particular time*. FWIW, I'm a veteran of close to 240 shows, so I have heard/experienced/paid for many a crappy version of Throwing Stones; this one is pretty good. Cap the evening with a fine We Bid You Goodnight encore and you have one very enjoyable show.

Get this for the Mardis Gras Drumz>Iko-Iko>Women R Smarter. Full of mojo, and crazy fiddle playing by Michael Doucet. I first heard this on the DHH back in the day.